Grammar exercises. Exercise I. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form

Exercise I. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form.

1. My friend ___ (to work) on a Ro-Ro ship. 2. Chief Engineer ___ (to want) to overhaul the main engine next month. 3. The Rules of the Sea ___ (to say) that the safety at sea is very important. 4. They ___ (to need) to stop the engine as soon as possible. 5. They ___ (to learn) how to stow cargo last month. 6. When I went on board, he ___ (to use) a finder and satellite navigation system. 7. We ___ (to launch) the life-boat in a week. 8. When we entered the radio-room, he ___ (to receive) a navigational warning. 9. While we ___ (to prepare) the ship for the departure, he ___ (to check) the auxiliary machinery in a minute. 10. Our helmsman ____ (to navigate) the cargo ship in some minute.

Exercise III. Answer the following questions: “ Where will you be two weeks from now? At sea? At home? On shore?”

1. Where will you be in two days? In two days I will be …

2. Where will you be in one week? In one week I will be …

3. Where will you be two months from now? In two months I will be …

4. Where will you be one year from now? One year from now I will be …

5. Where will you be in ten years? In ten years I will be …

Exercise IV. Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the brackets into Present Perfect form.

1. The engineer ___ the engine. (repair) 2. The cadet ___ the deck. (sweep)
3. The 2^nd Officer ____ the charts. (check) 4. The Chief Officer ___ the cargo. (load) 5. The 3^rd Assistant Engineer ____ the fire alarms. (test) 6. The Radio Officer ____ to send the telex. (forget) 7. ____ the vessel ____? (dock) 8. ___ you ___ your safety manual? (read) 9. ___ the ratings ___ the fire drill? (practice) 10. The Cook ___ not ___ the dinner yet. (prepare) 11. The vessel ___ not ___ in port yet. (arrive) 12. The ratings ___ not ___ their duties yet. (finish).

Exercise V. Translate into English.

1. Вчера в 5 часов вечера мы приближались к парому. 2. Вчера весь день матросы готовили судно к отправке. 3. Когда я постучал в дверь каюты, он учился определять местоположение судна. 4. Когда я вернулся на борт своего судна, механик ремонтировал оборудование в машинном отделении. 5. Когда вошел капитан, мы прокладывали курс нашего судна на карте. 6. В то время как матросы мыли палубу, третий помощник капитана делал записи в судовом журнале. 7. В случае необходимости мы ремонтируем радиосвязь. 8. Боцман отвечал за содержание трюмов, палубы и корпуса судна в хорошем состоянии. 9. Механики отвечали за обслуживание и ремонт оборудования в машинном отделении. 10. Пока я нес вахту, наш второй помощник капитана показывал курсантам оборудование радиорубки: передатчики, приемники, телетайпы и приборы спутниковой связи.

Exercise VI. Using Irregular Verb List find, write down and learn by heart three forms of the following irregular verbs with the translation:

get, give, go, grow, hang, have, hear, hide, hit, hold, hurt, keep, know, lay, lead, learn, leave, lend, let, lie, light, lose, make, mean, meet, pay, put, read, ride, ring, rise, run.

Exercise VII. Retell the text about Shipboard training.